Police speak on alleged arrest of Lagos man over dreadlocks

By Deborah Akpede

The Police have reacted to the viral video of a man being ‘maltreated’ by officers of Lagos Command for allegedly wearing deadlocks.

Reacting to the viral video, the Lagos Police Command said contrary to claims on the social media, the man was arrested for illegal possession of drugs, not for wearing dreadlocks.

CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, spokesperson for Lagos Police Command said this made in a post on his X handle, @BenHundeyin, on Monday.

In the video, which began trending on social media, a voice could be heard claiming that the man was apprehended and assaulted for having dreadlocks and looking like a fraudster.

Responding to the video, Hundeyin dismissed the claim as false.

“The narrative is false, misleading, and malicious,” he said.

“The suspect was arrested at Bassey Street in the Egbeda area of Lagos State based on complaints from residents about the activities of young men abusing and selling drugs openly.

“The police responded and the young man was indeed caught with hard drugs.

“Due to his resistance and struggle, minimal force was used to subdue him, ” the spokeperson said.

According to the image maker, the suspect alongside others arrested will be prosecuted accordingly.(NAN)